Looking for a tablet to purchase?
Depending on your budget, you can choose the one that
fits your needs best.
Best Tablets of 2012
1. Asus Transformer Prime The thinnest Android tablet on the market.
• Detachable docking keyboard, super
slim and light that provides an extra 6
hours of battery life.
• Quad-core Tegra 3 processor
• 10.1-inch IPS+touchscreen protected by
Gorilla Glass with 178° ultra-viewing
angle
• High resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels
• 1GB of DDR2 RAM
• Rear 8MP camera coupled with a 1.2MP
front-facing cam
• 32 or 64GB of built-in storage space
• Android 3.2 Honeycomb, upgradable to
Android 4.0
• Rated to last up to 18 hours, with an
extra 6 hours
Pros:
• Quad-core processor and remarkable
internal specifications
• Super slim and light form factor,
measuring only 8.38mm at the thickest
point, having an attractive design
• Long battery life
Cons:
• It will not run Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich
• It will lack 3G connectivity.
2. iPad 2 One of the best selling tablets available on the market.
• Simple yet elegant design, light and thin,
using a solid aluminium construction
• 9.7-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen
with IPS technology
• Resolution of 1024×768 pixels
• 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 chipset
• dual cameras including a 5 megapixel
one on the back plus a frontal VGA for
FaceTime or video calls
• In terms of storage space, it comes with
three models available: 16/35/64GB,
each of them having Wi-Fi or 3G
connectivity (You can either choose the
only Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi plus 3G)
• iCloud service which allows users to
store their content and wirelessly share it
with other devices.
• Rated to last up to 10 hours of usage
Pros:
• Catchy, simple and eye-catching form
factor, being very thin and appealing
• Extremely fast, providing a great
gaming or video experience with its fast
dual core processor inside.
Cons:
• Could have come with a higher
resolution
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 The best Android tablet yet.
• Slimmer and lighter than the iPad 2
• 10.1-inch TFT LCD touchscreen
• Resolution of 1280×800 pixel
• Rear 3 megapixel camera with
autofocus and LED flash plus a
secondary front-facing camera of 2MP
capable of 720p video recording
• 1GHz dual-core processor with Tegra 2
chipset
• Samsung TouchWiz user interface
• Android 3.1 Honeycomb
• 1GB of RAM + three different storage
space models with 16/32/64GB
• Samsung Hub, Google Mobile Service,
Mobile Office and more goodies.
Pros:
• Incredibly thin and light design
• bright and catchy display with a high
resolution
• Great software keyboard
• Clean built of Android 3.1 OS version
Cons:
• No microSD card slot included or mini-
USB port
• Camera quality isn’t too impressive with
a 3 MP camera on the back.
4. Motorola Xoom 2 Promoted by the company as “everything a tablet should be”.
• 10.1-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen
• 1280×800 pixel resolution
• 1.2GHz dual-core processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 5 megapixel camera on the back with
autofocus and LED flash + a
secondary front facing cam of 1.3MP
• 16GB of built-in storage with up to
32GB via a microSD card slot
• MotoCast feature which allows to
stream and download files from your
PC to your tablet
• Android 3.2 HoneyComb
Pros:
• Slimmer and lighter than the current
model
• Faster dual-core processor
Cons:
• It will not run Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich
5. Kindle Fire Undoubted an affordable Android-customized tablet focused on
the entertainment services with an excellent package of services
from Amazon. • 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS (in-
plane switching) technology
• Resolution of 1024×600 pixels
• Fast 1GHz TI OMAP dual-core
processor
• 8GB of internal storage space
• 512MB of RAM
• No camera included
• Free storage space
• Amazon Silk
• Great selection of books, music, games
and videos
• Customized version of Android 2.3 aka
Gingerbread, which means there is no
Google stuff such as Gmail or Android
Market (Amazon has its own apps store)
Pros:
• Great Amazon content ecosystem (a
place where you can find everything you
want)
• User friendly interface
• Affordable price tag
Cons:
• Software part isn’t so impressive
• Amazon App Store is limited
compared to other stores
• Doesn’t have an attractive design
• Lacks essential features such as
camera and Bluetooth
• Small storage space.
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